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City Council Republicans are stepping up their attacks on Democrats over a plan to redraw the city's political boundaries for the next decade.

After a flurry of critical news releases over the past week, two GOP councilmen on Thursday unveiled what they called an anti-gerrymandering resolution in response to a redistricting plan they charge is designed to strengthen Democratic political control.

"When politicians pick their voters, the voters lose," Republican Council Minority Leader John Larkin said at a City Hall news conference. ...